being opaque

Skimming this article on tech diversity, something that has always bothered me as an aspie is how opaque people are. How they’ll use a whole ton of words to say nothing. I think by and large conservatives are less opaque than liberals. This isn’t necessarily a good or bad thing but I think it explains why a lot of times the two camps feel like they are talking past each other. One of my favorite founts of wisdom Gordon Livingston is a conservative and a good example of not being opaque.

I’m also not saying not being opaque means ones words are full of integrity. Un opaque words are easier to parse for people who don’t pick up social cues so even if they are flat out lies they get latched on to. But I think when one is opaque and lacks integrity it is seen as more sinister than people who just flat out lie to your face.